What color is #85B842?

#85B842 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B842?

The RGB value is 133, 184, 66: 133 red, 184 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B842?

The complementary color is #7542B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B842?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B842 color

#85B842 rgb(133, 184, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B842 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.2% green and 25.9% blue (133, 184, 66).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#85B842 color codes

HEX	`#85B842`
RGB	`rgb(133, 184, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 64%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, -35.47, 52.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 63.64, 123.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.797, 39.66, 11.344)`
Decimal	`8763458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B842, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85B842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85B842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b842; }
.text { color: #85b842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 184 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b842, #4ab842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #85B842?: #85B842 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B842?: The RGB value is 133, 184, 66: 133 red, 184 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B842?: The complementary color is #7542B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B842?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.